Women in the Aeneid
- Created by: Alice Edwards-King
- Created on: 02-06-17 09:30
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- GENERAL
- A victim of Cupid's arrow
- Her husband, Sychaeus, is dead
- Dido falls for Aeneas - risks everything by doing so
- Queen of Carthage
- Loses the support of Carthage's citizens
- She has indulged in an obsession at the expense of her responsibility
- Resembles Cleopatra - a foreign queen in love w/ an important leader
- Dido represents Aeneas' sacrifice
- A figure of passion and volatility
- Her obsession leads her to suicide
- Virgil affirms order, duty and history at the expense of romantic love
- Dido alienates the local African chiefs - now pose as a military threat
- Portrayed as Aeneas' equal and feminine counterpart
- She is an antagonist, a strong and determined independent woman
- Dido fled her home because of circumstances beyond her control
- Virgil warns that love out of control can cause disorder (physically and emotionally)
- Lacks faith in the gods and destiny
- DIDO
- POLITICS
- Breaks the expectations of Roman women
- Leader of a great, growing city
- Her powers become erased as she becomes infatuated w/ Aeneas
- Dido is fully aware of the political danger she has found herself in
- Self awareness as a leader makes her admirable
- EMOTION
- Love and loving
- Dido on her death is equated w/ the city of Carthage and this reminds us of the fall of Troy
- Agony of betrayal and revenge
- Loneliness and madness
- Dido invites scrutiny and empathy
- Her appearance in the underworld shows her love and unity w/ Sychaeus
- OFFERS
- Protection
- Supplies for the Trojan voyage
- Suggests they settle as equals in Carthage
- Sends out a search party for Aeneas
- Recalls her own suffering and reaches out to the suffering Trojans
- Shares a banquet with the Trojans
- POLITICS
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